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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roy Batty" data-source="post: 2686133" data-attributes="member: 575820">My argument isn't about the value of a life, but whether or not treatment is always desirable, appropriate and necessary.I have almost no contact with the NHS in the UK, only because I have no need. In the rare instances I do I feel that I'm not treated as an individual, or holistically.Last year because my blood sugar was on the pre-diabetic range the practice"s diabetes nurse called me and said you need to lose weight and change your lifestyle with more exercise. I was angry as she has no idea about my lifestyle, diet and my body composition and distribution. If she did then she might have recognised a different approach would have been better.Also, I'm not interested extending my life span regardlessly. By which I mean I would refuse treatment for cancer as an example, if that gave me an extra 6-12 months and required aggressive, invasive, painful procedures that left me requiring extended hospitalisation, nursing care and living in pain.I'm older than you and I plan to live my remaining time as fullly as possible, whether that's months or years.</blockquote>

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